Experience is the father of wisdom.

Experience is the father of wisdom.
Experience is the father of wisdom. & Experience is the mother of wisdom.
Prov. The more that happens to you, the more you will learn. •

I never understood why supervisors got so frustrated with me until I became a supervisor and got frustrated with my subordinates. Experience was definitely the mother of wisdom, in my case.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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